arm

1[intransitive,transitive]to provide weapons for yourself/someone in order to fight a battle or a wararm yourself/somebody (with something)The men armed themselves with sticks and stones.The country was arming itself against the enemy.(figurative)She had armed herself for the meeting with all the latest statistics.see alsoarmed

2[transitive]arm somethingto make a bomb, etc. ready to explodecomparedisarm